North Dakota official results
Counts exactly as North Dakota Secretary of State reports them, with a link to the official source.
Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by the official state election authority on election night. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners. Where news organizations' projections are shown, each is labeled as that outlet's and kept apart from the official record.
Election Week: how news outlets are covering the count, beside the official record
No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
Results: see North Dakota Secretary of State official results page
Counts will appear here when the state reports them (checked Oct 5, 2026). North Dakota publishes its counts on its results site. We will show the November election once it is listed.
Certification and canvass: North Dakota
Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- County canvass deadline: Nov 16, 2026. (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-15-17; § 16.1-15-25: official text) The statute: “On the thirteenth day following each election, the county canvassing board shall meet and ... shall proceed to open and publicly canvass the returns.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- State certification deadline: Nov 20, 2026 (latest permissible). (N.D.C.C. §§ 16.1-15-33, 16.1-15-35, 16.1-15-42: official text) The statute: “Not later than seventeen days next following a primary, general, or special election, the state canvassing board shall meet” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Recount request deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “A demand for a recount must be made within three days after the canvass of the votes by the county canvassing board ... and by the state canvassing board” (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-16-01: official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Election contest filing deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “within five days after final certification of a recount ... or within fourteen days after the final certification ... if no recount is to be conducted” (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-16-04: official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Ballot receipt and cure deadlines: Civilian absentee: Nov 3, 2026 (close of polls); military-overseas: before canvass meeting Nov 16, 2026; signature cure: Nov 16, 2026. (N.D.C.C. §§ 16.1-07-09, 16.1-07-24, 16.1-07-13.1: official text) The statute: “A military-overseas ballot must be received by the appropriate election official before the canvassing board meeting.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date. Every date shown is worked out from the statute quoted beside it. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states